Tobacco-elevator



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S. D. HURST.

, TOBACCO ELEVATOR. No. 327,088. I Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

N. PETERs, Phm-uma m her, Washington. D. C.

V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHREWSBURY D. HURST, OF VERSAILLES, KENTUCKY.

TOBACCO- ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION fcrming part of Letters Patent No. 327,088, dated September 29, 1885.

Applicationfiled September 3, 1885.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHEEwsBUEY D. HURsT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Versailles, in the county of VVoodford and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Elevators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in tobaccoelevators, as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved elevator. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 represents a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a rear elevation of the upper portion of the elevatorguides. Fig. 5 represents a front elevation ofiny improved elevator, showing the manner of extending the same. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation ofaportion thereof.

A represents the guideway along which the carriage supporting the tobacco-carrying bar travels. This way is formed of two strips or bars, B B, of hard. wood, having grooves or ways 0 formed vertically along their inner faces.

D represents bracing-strips, which are attached to the rear faces of the strips B for the purpose of securing the same firmly in position. These strips D are placed at the rear of the way, so as to prevent any interference with the vertical passage of the carriage.

E E represent hooks attached to the upper rear faces ofthe strips B to permit of the way being hooked over the tier-rail F.

G represents a cross-piece connecting the upper ends of the side bars or strips, B. Depending from this cross-piece is a casing or hearing, H, within which a pulley, I, has bearing. T0 or near the bottom of the way is removably attached a stop or stops, J, with which the lower end of the carriage comes in contact on reaching its lowest position, the object of this stop being to prevent the carlength ofthe ways.

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riage passing out of the guideways, and also preventing either the hooks on the carryingbar or the tobacco thereon coming in contact with the floor or anything thereon.

K represents a block or carriage having upwardly and downwardly extending side wings, L, which engage with and slide within and along the grooves or ways G in the side strips or bars, B, upon said carriage being elevated or lowered. To the upper portion of this carriage is attached a pulley, M. Any known means of connecting such pulley in position may be employed. In the drawings I have shown a convenient form, which consists of a casing, N, attached to the carriage by a wood-screw and having the pulley journaled therein.

0 represents the tobacco-carrying bar. This bar is bolted or otherwise attached to the carriage, and extends crosswise of the same and of the way, its ends extending beyond the side bars, B, to any desired distance, according to the number of hooks and quantity of tobacco it is designed to accommodate.

1? represents hooks attached to the carrying-bar and upon which the tobacco is hung.

Q, represents a block inserted between the carriage and the tobacco-carrying bar for the purpose offending the carrying-bar from the way and preventing friction between the carrying-bar and the way.

R represents the rope or cord by me his or which the operative can raise or lower the carriage. This rope extends up to and over the pulley I in the upper end of the way, and from thence down to and around the idney on the carriage, and from thence pasii up to and engaging with a hook or eye, S, de pending from the pulley-casing H.

Sometimes it is desirable to increase the In such case I remove the stop J at the lower end thereof, and attach to the lower end of the way an additional length or lengths of bars B by means of metal plates T, screwed or otherwise attached to the side faces of the respectivesectious, as represented in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A tobacco-elevator having vertical waypieces adapted at their upper portion to be removably connected to the tier-rails, and and a stop at its lower end, ablock or carhaving a pulley attached to said upper porriage adapted to fit and slide within said tion and grooves or guideways in their inner guideways and having a pulley thereon, and I 5 faces, ablock or carriage adapted to slide bea tobacco-carrying bar connected to said car- 5 tween said guide-pieces and having a pulley riage, substantially as set forth.

on the upper portion thereof, and a carrying- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature bar connected to said sliding block and havin presence of two witnesses. ing hooks mounted thereon, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. SHREWSBURY HURST' to 2. In a tobacco-elevator, a way having suita- W'itnesses:

ble vertical guideways to receive and guide OHAs. J. Gooorr,

the elevating device, a pulley at its upper end SETH W. TULEY. 

